TRIVIAL PURSUITS: Why is Wednesday spelled the way it is?

June 11, 2013 – Why is Wednesday spelled the way it is?
Wednesday is a mutant variation of “Woden’s day,” a Germanic translation of the Latin “dies Mercurii” or “day of Mercury.” Woden was the chief or king of the Anglo-Saxon gods.
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